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July 8, 2025

The Renaissance of Dharma

The Renaissance of Dharma (Bhagavan’s Letter to Teachers) Camp: Prasanthi Nilayam, 18‑1‑74 Dear Votaries of Dharma! Receive my blessings. Ever since I...

How Do We See Our Divinity

How Do We See Our Divinity Hislop: Eyes see body. How does one see God Himself? Sai: In order to see the...

Swami’s Views on Meat

Swami’s Views on Meat Visitor: How does one get devotion to God? Sai: Confidence is necessary. Food is the start. The body...

Worldly Desires Versus Desire for God

Worldly Desires Versus Desire for God Hislop: One very strong tendency is in the tongue, the problem of taste, which gives...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba gazing toward heavens

Traits of Character to Be Avoided

Traits of Character to Be Avoided Q. Swami! What are the traits of character that we have to avoid, that is...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba seated peacefully sharing divine love and blessings

Christmas

Christmas Hislop: The crucifixion of Christ, the metal figure of Christ on the cross that Swami created; the metal, when strongly...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling in rare portrait

What is Dharma

What is Dharma Hislop: What is the meaning of the word dharma [righteousness]? Sai: The word dharma does not mean duty. In duty there is no...

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Swami’s Teachings

Swami’s Teachings Hislop: What is the subtlest point of Swami’s teaching, and then in the circle around that point, what are...

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Rama Embodies Dharma

Rama Embodies Dharma Q: Swami! Is it right on the part of Rama to kill Tataka, a woman? Bhagavan:Rama embodies dharma [righteousness]. Along...

Sathya Sai Ramayana stage drama presentation

Mantra

Mantra Q. Is there any mantra or japa that will give us this shanti state that you spoke about just now? If there is any, which is...

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Prakriti and Paramatma,

Prakriti and Paramatma, Bhakta: You used the word, adhyasa. What does it mean, Swami? Swami: What? You do not know the meaning of...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devotees with raised hand

Sai on Sadhana

Sai on Sadhana Devotee: In the West, sadhana [spiritual effort] is generally taken to be a process of self‑improvement. But does that imply...

Love

Love Hislop: Swami says that He cannot give to a dry heart. Why is the heart dry? Sai: Even that, God gives...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba blessing sacred temple elephant

Be Immersed in Sai Thought

Be Immersed in Sai Thought Swami: Have you understood what has been told so far? Understanding does not mean mere rote!...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba speaking with divine smile

Taming the Mind

Taming the Mind Devotee: Baba, what is concentration? What does it mean? How is it different from meditation? Sri Sathya Sai...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devoted seeker

An Interview

An Interview Sri Sathya Sai Baba is easily one of the most popular spiritual leaders of contemporary India. He has...

Ashrama Dharma

Ashrama Dharma Q. In this cosmos that is the human body, what is the best dharma [right action] to follow? Which ashrama is most...

Impact of Karma

Impact of Karma Q. What is moksha? A. Moksha is liberation from all that binds. That is to say it is the attainment of...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devotees with raised hands

Why is the Heart Dry?

Why is the Heart Dry? Sai: The more the intensity, the greater the result. If you are digging a well, the...

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devotees with raised hands

What is Grace

What is Grace Q: Baba, …Which is the quickest way to reach the goal? A: There are no shortcuts to truth. The...

Divine Leelas, Building A Sacred Future Through Our Children

Stages of Life

Stages of Life Q. Swami, of the four asramas [stages of life]: brahmacharya, grihasta, vaanaprastha, and sanyasa, which is basically important?...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling with radiant divine love always

Baba’s Teachings Vary

Baba’s Teachings Vary Hislop: Swami says that ‘All is done by the Lord, and not by you.’ But the world over,...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba before Lord Krishna statue

His Pearls of Wisdom

His Pearls of Wisdom Bhakta: Swami, tell me how we should, generally, conduct ourselves. What are the qualities we should possess?...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba beside Lord Krishna idol

End of Kali Yuga

End of Kali Yuga A Visitor: Does Kali Yuga [Iron Age] still continue? Sai: Yes. Visitor: Because in America several books say Kali Yuga has ended and...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba laughing with divine joy

Function of Jnana

Function of Jnana Q. You have been saying that jnana [knowledge] is essential; what exactly is the function of jnana? A. Jnana makes you realize...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba meeting devotee

Achieve Greatness in Life

Achieve Greatness in Life Anil Kumar: Swami! Kindly tell us how to achieve greatness in life? Bhagavan: Never allow this sort of...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba Conversation With Their Devotee’s

What is Antahkarana

What is Antahkarana Bhakta: Off and on everything is a puppet show, Swami. The mind forgets and is caught by the...

Faith in Swami

Faith in Swami Hislop: This morning in the taxi from the airport, even the driver had a marvellous experience of Swami’s leelas [divine...

Devotion & Darshan

Devotion & Darshan Devotee: How can we progress in devotion? Sai Baba: There are different modes of devotion: that which foolishly weeps...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba visiting church

Destiny and Karma

Destiny and Karma Bhakta: What is the use of confidence and hope when one is not destined? Hope will only cause...

The Power of Sacrifice

The Power of Sacrifice Question: Swami, we visit temples religiously. We go on pilgrimages occasionally. We continue to do our rituals...

Be At Peace with Yourself

Be At Peace with Yourself Bhakta: When there is no peace of mind where can one get rest? Swami: Well my boy,...

Sathya Sai spiritual stage play performance

Peace of Mind

Peace of Mind Visitor: Swami’s gifts are beautiful, but what if one only wants peace of mind? Sai: Only thoughts of God...

Food for the Spiritual Aspirant

Food for the Spiritual Aspirant A Visitor: How does one get devotion to God? Sai: Confidence is necessary. Food is the start....

Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling with divine radiance

Who are you?

Who are you? Sai: Who are you? Who are you? Hislop: I am the accumulation of all my past, all my ideas....

Sri Sathya Sai Baba delivering spiritual discourse outdoors

The Primordial Sound

The Primordial Sound Question: All things originate from pranava [also known as the primodial sound Om] and all things finally merge in pranava, they say....

Shri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devotee picture

Swami on Faith and Sadana

Swami on Faith and Sadana Hislop: Of the many ‘roads’ to self-realization, what is the short cut? Sai: The short cut is...

The Divine Photographer

The Divine Photographer Visitor: (carrying a professional camera) Can I take your picture now? Sai: (in English): How many are here? Two,...

Swami Answers on Prayer

Swami Answers on Prayer Hislop: Usually, the idea [of prayer] is that one should go to a quiet place and be...

Swami Speaks About Tapas

Swami Speaks About Tapas Q. What exactly is tapas [penance], Swami? A. It means the end of the activities of the senses; one must...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba offering divine blessings outdoors

Asking God…

Asking God… sri-sathya-sai- Hislop: Is not praying to God the same as begging? Sai: To beg from an equal puts you down...

The Fourteen Lokas

The Fourteen Lokas Q: I have heard it said that the lokas are all in the body of man! Some experienced persons and...

Stages of Sadhana

Stages of Sadhana Hislop: Once he has tasted sugar, one never mistakes salt for sugar. If that bliss of which Swami...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devoted follower

Hindu Rites

Hindu Rites Hislop: Swami, on the road to Simla, drivers were very reckless in trying to stay close behind Swami’s car....

Surrender

Surrender H: What does surrender to the Lord mean in such common things as shaving, going to the market, walking and...

The Path to Enlightenment

The Path to Enlightenment Q. Swami, you say that one has to do certain things and not do others. How are...

Yogi meditating inside a mountain image.

Ashramas and Varnas Q. Swami! Of the four ashramas [stages of life as defined in Hinduism]—the brahmacharya [student], the grihastha [householder], the vaanaprastha [retired], and the sanyasa [renunciation]—which is basically important?...

Who am I

Who am I Bhakta [devotee]: Swami! Last month, You said You will explain to me who ‘I’ am. If I understand that...

Questions and Answers with Bhagavan

Questions and Answers with Bhagavan Hislop: The crucifixion of Christ, the metal figure of Christ on the cross that Swami created;...

Shri Sathya Sai Baba meditation divine picture.

Q & A with Bhagavan

Q & A with Bhagavan Hislop: Ten years ago when Swami formed the American Sai Organization, he gave what he said...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba wearing sunglasses outdoors

Give up everything to God. He will then take care of everything.

Give up everything to God. He will then take care of everything. On March 7, 1993, Bhagavan signaled for all...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba standing beneath sacred tree

The Individual and the Atma

The Individual and the Atma Devotee: What is the best way to relate to the world? Baba: Do not think...

The Body and the Indriyas (Senses)

The Body and the Indriyas (Senses) Q. Why is this human body said to be composed of the five elements, the panchabhutas?A. Since it is...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba holding divine golden ring

Questions and Answers With Bhagavan

Questions and Answers With Bhagavan A Visitor: Can I wear shorts while here at the ashram? Sai: No. That should not be. Sai: In...

Sathya Sai blessing scene in spiritual drama

The Panchakosas

The Panchakosas Q. How then can this delusion disappear? A. Why, viveka [understanding/discrimination] and vijnana [consciousness] will make it disappear. Q. For the jivi reflected in the buddhi [intellect] and the kootastha [combined...

Q & A with Bhagavan

Q & A with Bhagavan Hislop: In America, when they hear of Sai, some people declare that he is the anti-Christ....

Shirdi Sai Baba marble idol garlanded image

Mantra And Japa

Mantra And Japa Q. Is there any mantra [spiritual formula] or japa [recitation of the name] that will give us this shanti [peace] state that you spoke...

Shri Sathya Sai Baba blessing his devotees

Q & A with Bhagavan

Q & A with Bhagavan Bhakta: Namaskaram [greeting], Swami. Swami: Happy to see you. You seem very tired, and in this summer travel...

Jesus Christ praying with divine devotion

What is Spiritual Hunger?

What is Spiritual Hunger? Sai: Who are you? Who are you? Hislop: I am the accumulation of all my past, all my...

Self-Realization

Self-Realization Hislop: One hears about various paths to self-realization. What does this mean? Sai: There are three paths. There is that of...

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Jnana and Yoga

Jnana and Yoga Q. You have been saying that jnana is essential; well, what exactly is the function of jnana?A. Jnana makes you realize the atma–swarupa, that...

Shri Sathya Sai Baba delivering divine spiritual discourse

Sai’s Jewels to Beautify

Sai’s Jewels to Beautify Bhakta: Swami, tell me how we should, generally, conduct ourselves. What are the qualities we should...

Shri Sathya Sai Baba speaking at microphone picture, Upanishads

Who has Divine Vision?

Who has Divine Vision? (A visitor, a prince from another state of India, came to Bhagavan, offered some acres of...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling with divine compassion

Purusha and Prakriti

Purusha and Prakriti Swami: O, you have come! Well, what is the news? Bhakta: What other news have we except yours?...

Sri Sathya Sai retreat play with devotees

The Real & The Unreal

The Real & The Unreal Swami: Oh! When did you arrive? You were not visible anywhere outside. Are you well? Bhakta: It’s...

Q & A with Bhagavan

Q & A with Bhagavan Hislop: Swami says that ‘All is done by the Lord, and not by you.’ But the...

Rare Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling seated portrait

Should You Ask God for things?

Should You Ask God for things Hislop: Is not praying to God the same as begging? Sai: To beg from an equal...

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Baba Explains the Indriyas

Baba Explains the Indriyas Bhakta: Namaste [greetings], Swami. Swami: Shubhamastu [let there be auspiciousness]. Bhakta: With Your grace, everything is shubham [auspicious]; without it, everything is ashubham [inauspicious]....

The Four Ashramas

The Four Ashramas Q. In this cosmos that is the human body, what is the best dharma [right action] to follow? Which Ashram [four age-based...

Sai on Sadhana

Sai on Sadhana Devotee: In the West, sadhana [spiritual effort] is generally taken to be a process of self‑improvement. But that implies...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba walking with divine grace

Mind and Meditation

Mind and Meditation Hislop: The Buddha’s way of slowing down the mind is given much attention to in Burma. Swami must...

Prakriti & Paramatma

Prakriti & Paramatma Swami: Oh! How is this? You have come so early this time? Bhakta: You made me come, and so...

Obstacles to Moksha

Obstacles to Moksha Q. Even those, who proceed along the path of spiritual progress toward the goal of moksha have, it seems, big...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba holding sacred prayer garland

Moksha and Karma (Liberation and Action)

Moksha and Karma (Liberation and Action) Q. They speak of Avadhutas [mystics] also. Who are called so? What are their qualifications? A. Like the vanaprasthas [recluses]...

Swami’s Subtle Teaching

Swami’s Subtle Teaching Hislop: What is the most subtle point of Swami’s teaching, and then in the circle around that point,...

Purusha and Prakriti

Purusha and Prakriti Bhakta: So far You have told some important things, (1) the external world (2) the internal world...

Sai Explains

Sai Explains Hislop: Swami, something has happened here. Water is around this box. These saris will get wet. (Swami removed the cover of...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba sacred peaceful portrait photo

Yoga and Moksha

Yoga and Moksha Q. We commit many sins and do many meritorious deeds with this body and this mind, Swami! They...

Shirdi Sai Baba with devotees in historic photograph

Swami Explains the Vedas

Swami Explains the Vedas Sadhaka: All those who are loyal to Bharatiya [Indian] culture accept the Vedas as authoritative sources for every aspect of life....

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba blessing devotee lovingly

Respect Your Parents

Respect Your Parents Hislop: Why does Baba have regular schools? Why does He not have religious schools? Sai: Religious schools would appeal...

Vidya and Bhakti

Vidya and Bhakti Q. Swami, I have heard people use the word ‘amanaska’ [mind that is free of desires and thoughts]...

Taming the Mind

Taming the Mind Devotee: Baba, what is concentration? What does it mean? How is it different from meditation? Sri Sathya Sai...

Students Should Never Enter Politics, Meditate Upon One Name and One Form

Truth and Untruth

Truth and Untruth Hislop: We do not perceive life with absolute clarity, and yet we are acting all the time, and...

Vidya

Vidya Devotee: Swami, we are like lumps of iron; the Lord is like the magnet. Both are related to each...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba presenting divine rings to devotee

Self-realization

Self-realization A Visitor: The word ‘surrender’ is not the correct word, so self-realization… Sai: Self-realization–that is why they call it so. You...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling with divine love and compassion

Swami Answers

Swami Answers Hislop: Swami, on the road to Simla [hill station in North India], drivers were very reckless in trying to...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba feeding deer with compassion

The Shastras and Sanyasa

The Shastras and Sanyasa Q. Swami, you say that one has to do some things, that one should not...

Sri Sathya Sai Baba before Lord Krishna chariot mural

Sadhana

Sadhana Hislop: Once one has tasted sugar, one never mistakes salt for sugar. If that bliss of which Swami speaks is...

Ramayana Epic Characters Explained

Ramayana Epic Characters Explained Bhakta: Swami, last time you spoke of the Mahabharata war; in the same manner, does the Ramayana also happen in...

Ramayana Epic Characters Explained-II

Ramayana Epic Characters Explained-II Bhakta: Swami, the inner meaning of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana that You explained is really very interesting. If only...

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Swami Explains the Mind⎯1

Swami Explains the Mind⎯1 Hislop: This car in which we are driving has certain natural factors that are neither good nor...

Swami Explains the Mind—2

Swami Explains the Mind—2 Hislop: Swami, what does the mind know? There is much knowledge in the mind, but what does...

The World is a Mirror

The World is a Mirror Hislop: Swami mentions Vedanta [one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy]. What is the correct use of...

Bhagwan Shri Sathya Sai Baba with students

Baba Answers

Baba Answers Question: Swami! Excuse me. A person observing you moving amongst people and choosing some of them for special...

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Baba & His Omnipresence

Baba & His Omnipresence Hislop: One regards himself as a son of Swami. Swami is as the mother and we confide...

Sai on Sadhana

Sai on Sadhana Devotee: In the West, sadhana [spiritual effort] is generally taken to be a process of self‑improvement. But that implies...

Reality

Reality Swami: Well! You look so full of joy today! Bhakta: You have yourself said that man is the embodiment...

Obstruction of Past and Present

Obstruction of Past and Present Bhakta: Some people describe Brahmam as asthi-bhaati-priyam; what does it mean? How are these related to Brahmam? Swami: Is...

Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba smiling on throne

Dialogue with the Divine

Dialogue with the Divine The following questions to Bhagavan by a devotee and Bhagavan’s answers have been taken from a devotee’s diary....

There is Only One

There is Only One Bhakta: How can delusion disappear, Swami? Swami: When you grasp its secret through inquiry, the many...

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